Foreign Investors Sold US Securities, Equities in December
The US Treasury reported today that foreign investors sold a net $21 billion of long-term US securities in December 2011. In the previous month, foreign investors purchased a net $58 billion in long-term US securities. Foreign investors were also net…
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The US Treasury reported today that foreign investors sold a net $21 billion of long-term US securities in December 2011. In the previous month, foreign investors purchased a net $58 billion in long-term US securities.
Foreign investors were also net sellers of US Treasuries, agency bonds, corporate bonds, and equities in the month. Direct Chinese purchases of US assets totaled $31.9 billion in December. The total amount of China’s purchases is unknown because the country often trades through third parties in other countries.
The Department of the Treasury report is here.
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Paul Ausick has been writing for 247Wallst.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.
He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.
